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The Diverse DealMakers’ Network connects racially and ethnically diverse M&A professionals, including private equity investors, strategic buyers, PE-backed executives and company founders, investment bankers, lenders, accountants, attorneys and other transaction advisors, in a peer to peer environment to:
- Exchange opportunities to work together on deals,
- Compare notes about our industry and deal opportunities,
- Build new business relationships or strengthen existing ones at social and content events and,
- Access in-person and virtual panels, special speakers, roundtables, and other content-rich events related to diversity and inclusion issues, career development, and other pertinent topics
- Enjoy being part of a growing community of peers.
Pre-Wine Tasting Happy Hour
Date: June 1, 2023
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square PA
Join the ACG Diverse Dealmakers' Network in advance of the June 1 Private Equity Wine Tasting for an informal meet and greet reception. This gathering will give us the opportunity to share ideas on what we can do as a network over the next year.
The reception will start at 4:30pm and following that, we will head over to the Wine Tasting where you'll meet the broader ACG Philadelphia membership. (separate registration is required for the wine tasting)
To register for the pre-wine tasting happy hour, please email Bari Gilbert at bgilbert@acg.org
ACG Philadelphia Members-Only Private Equity Winetasting https://www.acg.org/philadelphia/events/2023-acg-philadelphia-annual-member-only-private-equity-wine-tasting
Join the Diverse Dealmakers' Network on LinkedIn
- Jonathan Chou, Partner, Eureka Equity Partners, DEI Steering Liaison
- Ed Chan, Partner, 1315 Capital
- Joan De La Paz Hellmer, VP, Mergers & Acquisitions, KPI Integrated Solutions
- Sean Tamba Matthew, Stevens & Lee/SES ESOP Strategies
- Tuan Nguyen, Managing Director, Rockefeller Family Office
- James Sanders, Senior Vice President, Univest Bank
- Blessy Thomas, Partner, Innovate Capital Fund
- Tammy Williams, President & CEO, Envision2BeWell
- Chris Vining, Associate, LBC Credit Partners
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The Diverse DealMakers Network is open to both members and non-members who are racially and ethnically diverse participants who source, transact, advise on and close M&A deals in the Greater Philadelphia region. Click here to view a list of some of our members.
Become a member of the ACG community and save, while gaining access to dozens of local ACG programs, conferences, curated meet-ups, and industry focused events as well as access to member-only events like the Private Equity Wine Tasting, New Year of New Deals Celebration and our annual golf outing. Membership affords you access and discounts to the national network of 57 chapters.
ABOUT THE DEI INITIATIVE:
ACG Philadelphia launched a DEI Initiative in 2020 – led by members of our organization - to formulate a mission, objectives and goals for our community relating to diversity, equity and inclusion.
OUR MISSION:
ACG will be a community where racially and ethnically diverse dealmakers and M&A professionals have equitable access to grow their networks, source deals and build successful careers.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Steering Committee:
- Leo Helmers, Co-Founder, Mereo Capital Partners (co-chair)
- Steven Higgins, Managing Director, Delancey Street Partners, LLC (co-chair)
- Jonathan Chou, Partner, Eureka Equity Partners
- Kristy DelMuto, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, LLR Partners
- Deborah Hong, Partner, Stradley Ronon
- Satya Ponnuru, Partner, NewSpring Capital
- Capital Raising Roundtable: A Joint Networking Event with EYs Entrepreneurs Access Network - September 2022
- Cradles to Crayons Volunteer Event - June 2022
- Diverse Dealmakers' Reception prior to PE Wine Tasting - June 2022
- Diverse Dealmakers' Network Spring Happy Hour - March 2022
- Private Equity Founders DEI Dinner Discussion - March 2022
- Value Creation Through DEI with Quinetta Roberson, Professor of Management and Psychology, Michigan State University - Feb 2022
- DEI Fall 2021 Dinner Series:
- Investing in Minority-led Funds and Businesses
- Deal Markets & Career Advancement
- Developing Deal Network
- DEI Initiatives Discussion & Idea Sharing
- DEI Roundtable: Achieving Success as a Diverse Dealmaker, April 2021
- DEI Networking Reception, June 2021
- Investing in Minority-led Funds and Businesses - October 2021 - Part of Dinner Series
- State of the Deal Markets / Career Advancement - October 2021 - Part of Dinner Series
- Open Discussion - Develop Your Deal Networking - October 2021 - Part of Dinner Series
- DEI Initiatives Discussion & Idea Sharing - November 2021 - Part of Dinner Series
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